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"Education Act of 1982”
 I. GENERAL PROVISIONS
Chapter I

 Section 1. Title - "Education Act of 1982.“

 Section 2. Coverage- formal and non-formal systems in
public and private schools in all levels of the entire
educational system.
 Chapter 2
Section 3. Declaration of Basic Policy

- National developmental goals:

 1. To achieve and maintain an accelerating rate of economic development and social
progress;
 2. To ensure the maximum participation of all the people in the attainment and
enjoyment of the benefits of such growth; and
 3. To achieve and strengthen national unity and consciousness and preserve, develop
and promote desirable cultural, moral and spiritual values in a changing world.
-The State shall promote:
 the right of every individual to relevant quality education, regardless of sex, age,
creed, socio-economic status, physical and mental conditions, racial or ethnic origin,
political or other affiliation.
 the right of the nation's cultural communities in the exercise of their right to develop
themselves within the context of their cultures, customs, traditions, interest and
belief, and recognizes education as an instrument for their maximum participation in
national development and in ensuring their involvement in achieving national unity.
 Section 4 Declaration of Objectives
 The educational system aim to:
 1. Provide for a broad general education that will assist each individuals in the peculiar
ecology of his own society, to
(a) attain his potentials as a human being;
(b) enhance the range and quality of individual and group participation
in the basic functions of society; and
(c) acquire the essential educational foundation of his
development into a productive and versatile citizen;
 2. Train the nation's manpower in the middle-level skills for national development;
 3. Develop the profession that will provide leadership for the nation in the advancement
of knowledge for improving the quality of human life; and
 4. Respond effectively to changing needs and conditions of the nation through a system
of educational planning and evaluation.

All educational institutions shall aim to inculcate love of country, teach the duties of
citizenship, and develop moral character, personal discipline, and scientific, technological,
and vocational efficiency.
 II. THE EDUCATIONAL COMMUNITY
CHAPTER 1
Section 5. Declaration of Policy and Objectives

 the State shall:

1. Aid and support the natural right and duty of parents in the
rearing of the youth through the educational system.
2. Promote and safeguard the welfare and interest of the
students by defining their rights and obligations, according them
privileges, and encouraging the establishment of sound relationships
between them and the other members of the school community.
3. Promote the social economic status of all school personnel,
uphold their rights, define their obligations, and improve their
living and working conditions and career prospects.
4. Extend support to promote the viability of those institutions
through which parents, students and school personnel seek to attain
their educational goals.
 Section 6. Definition and Coverage
 1. Parents
 2. Students
3. School personnel
a. Teaching or academic staff
b. School administrators
c. Academic non-teaching personnel
d. Non-academic personnel
4. Schools
 Section 7. Community
Participation

 educational institution shall provide for the

establishment of appropriate bodies through which
the members of the educational community may
discuss relevant issues, and communicate information
and suggestions for assistance and support of the
school and for the promotion of their common
interest.
II. THE EDUCATIONAL COMMUNITY
CHAPTER 2
Rights
 Section 8. Rights of Parents

 1. The right to organize by themselves and/or with teachers

for the purpose of providing a forum for the discussion of
matters relating to the total school program, and for
ensuring the full cooperation of parents and teachers in the
formulation and efficient implementation of such programs.
 2. The right to access to any official record directly relating
to the children who are under their parental responsibility.
 Section 9. Right of Students in School
 1. The right to receive, primarily through competent instruction, relevant quality education in line with
national goals and conducive to their full development as person with human dignity.
 2. The right to freely chose their field of study subject to existing curricula and to continue their course
therein up to graduation, except in cases of academic deficiency, or violation of disciplinary
regulations.
 3. The right to school guidance and counseling services for decisions and selecting the alternatives in
fields of work suited to his potentialities.
 4. The right of access to his own school records, the confidentiality of which the school shall maintain
and preserve.
 5. The right to the issuance of official certificates, diplomas, transcript of records, grades, transfer
credentials and other similar documents within thirty days from request.
 6. The right to publish a student newspaper and similar publications, as well as the right to invite
resource persons during assemblies, symposia and other activities of similar nature.
 7. The right to free expression of opinions and suggestions, and to effective channels of
communication with appropriate academic channels and administrative bodies of the school or
institution.
 8. The right to form, establish, join and participate in organizations and societies recognized by the
school to foster their intellectual, cultural, spiritual and physical growth and development, or to form,
establish, join and maintain organizations and societies for purposes not contrary to law.
 9. The right to be free from involuntary contributions, except those approved by their own he
organizations or societies.
 Section 10. Rights of all School Personnel

 1. The right to free expression of opinion and suggestions, and to effective

channels of communication with appropriate academic and administrative
bodies of the school or institution.
 2. The right to be provided with free legal service by the appropriate
government office in the case of public school personnel, and through the
school authorities concerned in the case of private school personnel, when
charged in an administrative, civil and/or criminal proceedings by parties
other than the school or regulatory authorities concerned for actions
committed directly in the lawful discharge of professional duties and/or in
defense of school policies.
 3. The right to establish, join and maintain labor organizations and/or
professional and self-regulating organizations of their choice to promote
their welfare and defend their interests.
 4. The right to be free from involuntary contributions except those imposed
by their own organizations.
 Section 11. Special Rights and/or Privileges of
Teaching or Academic Staff

 1. The right to be free from compulsory assignments not related to

their duties as defined in their appointments or employment
contracts, unless compensated therefor, conformably to existing
law.
 2. The right to intellectual property consistent with applicable laws.
 3. Teachers shall be deemed persons in authority when in the
discharge of lawful duties and responsibilities, and shall, therefore,
be accorded due respect and protection.
 4. Teachers shall be accorded the opportunity to choose alternative
career lines either in school administration, in classroom teaching,
or others, for purposes of career advancement.
 Section 12. Special Rights of School Administration

 Shall be accorded sufficient administrative discretion

necessary for the efficient and effective performance of their
functions.
 School administrators shall be deemed persons in authority
while in the discharge of lawful duties and responsibilities, and
shall therefore be accorded due respect and protection.
 Section 13. Rights of Schools

 1. The right of their governing boards or lawful authorities to

provide for the proper governance of the school and to adopt
and enforce administrative or management systems.
 2. The right for institutions of higher learning to determine on
academic grounds who shall be admitted to study, who may
teach, and what shall be subjects of the study and research.
II. THE EDUCATIONAL COMMUNITY
CHAPTER 3

Duties and Obligations

 Section 14. Duties of Parents

 1. Parents, individually or collectively, through the school

systems, shall help carry out the educational objectives in
accordance with national goals.
 2. Parents shall be obliged to enable their children to obtain
elementary education and shall strive to enable them to obtain
secondary and higher education in the pursuance of the right
formation of the youth.
 3. Parents shall cooperate with the school in the
implementation of the school program curricular and co-
curricular.
 Section 15. Duties and Responsibilities of
Students
 1. Exert his utmost to develop his potentialities for service, particularly by
undergoing an education suited to his abilities, in order that he may become an
asset to his family and to society.
 2. Uphold the academic integrity of the school, endeavor to achieve academic
excellence and abide by the rules and regulations governing his academic
responsibilities and moral integrity.
 3. Promote and maintain the peace and tranquility of the school by observing
the rules and discipline, and by exerting efforts to attain harmonious
relationships with fellow students, the teaching and academic staff and other
school personnel.
 4. Participate actively in civic affairs and in the promotion of the general
welfare, particularly in the social, economic and cultural development of his
community and in the attainment of a just, compassionate and orderly society.
 5. Exercise his rights responsibly in the knowledge that he is answerable for any
infringement or violation of the public welfare and of the rights of others.
 Section 16. Teacher's Obligations

 1. Perform his duties to the school by discharging his responsibilities in

accordance with the philosophy, goals, and objectives of the school.
 2. Be accountable for the efficient and effective attainment of specified learning
objectives in pursuance of national development goals within the limits of
available school resources.
 3. Render regular reports on performance of each student and to the latter and
the latter's parents and guardians with specific suggestions for improvement.
 4. Assume the responsibility to maintain and sustain his professional growth and
advancement and maintain professionalism in his behavior at all times.
 5. Refrain from making deductions in students' scholastic rating for acts that are
clearly not manifestations of poor scholarship.
 6. Participate as an agent of constructive social, economic, moral, intellectual,
cultural and political change in his school and the community within the context
of national policies.
 Section 17. School Administrators'
Obligations
 1. Perform his duties to the school by discharging his responsibilities in accordance with the
philosophy, goals and objectives of the school.
 2. Be accountable for the efficient and effective administration and management of the
school.
 3. Develop and maintain a healthy school atmosphere conducive to the promotion and
preservation of academic freedom and effective teaching and learning, and to harmonious
and progressive school-personnel relationship.
 4. Assume and maintain professional behavior in his work and in dealing with students,
teachers, academic non-teaching personnel, administrative staff, and parents or guardians.
 5. Render adequate reports to teachers, academic non-teaching personnel and non-
academic staff on their actual performance in relation to their expected performance and
counsel them on ways of improving the same.
 6. Observe due process, fairness, promptness, privacy, constructiveness and consistency in
disciplining his teachers and other personnel.
 7. Maintain adequate records and submit required reports to the Ministry of Education,
Culture and Sports.
Section 18. Obligations of Academic
Non-Teaching Personnel

 1. Improve himself professionally be keeping abreast

of the latest trends and techniques in his profession.
 2. Assume, promote and maintain an atmosphere
conducive to service and learning.
 3. Promote and maintain an atmosphere conducive to
service and learning.
III. THE EDUCATIONAL
SYSTEMS
CHAPTER 1
Formal Education
 CHAPTER 1 : Formal Education
Section 19. Declaration of Policy

 The State recognizes that formal education, or the school

system, in society's primary learning system, and therefore the
main instrument for the achievement of the country's
educational goals and objectives.
 CHAPTER 1 : Formal Education
Section 20. Definition

 "Formal Educational" refers to the hierarchically

structured and chronologically graded learning
organized and provided by the formal school system
and for which certification is required in order for the
learner to progress through the grades or move to
higher levels.
 Formal education shall correspond to the following
levels:
 1. Elementary Education. - the first stage of compulsory,
formal education primarily concerned with providing
basic education and usually corresponding to six or
seven grades, including pre-school programs.
 2. Secondary Education. - the state of formal education
following the elementary level concerned primarily with
continuing basic education and expanding it to include
the learning of employable gainful skills, usually
corresponding to four years of high school.
 3. Tertiary Education. - post secondary schooling is
higher education leading to a degree in a specific
profession or discipline.
 Section 21. Objectives of Elementary
Education
 1. To provide the knowledge and develop the skills, attitudes, and
values essential to personal development and necessary for living in
and contributing to a developing and changing social milieu;
 2. To provide learning experiences which increase the child's
awareness of and responsiveness to the changes in and just demands
of society and to prepare him for constructive and effective
involvement;
 3. To promote and intensify the child's knowledge of, identification
with, and love for the nation and the people to which he belongs; and
 4. To promote work experiences which develop the child's orientation
to the world of work and creativity and prepare himself to engage in
honest and gainful work.
Section 22. Objectives of Secondary
Education

 1. To continue to promote the objectives of

elementary education; and
 2. To discover and enhance the different aptitudes
and interests of the students so as to equip him with
skills for productive endeavor and/or prepare him for
tertiary schooling.
 Section 23. Objective of Tertiary
Education

 1. To provide a general education program that will promote

national identity, cultural consciousness, moral integrity and
spiritual vigor;
 2. To train the nation's manpower in the skills required for national
development;
 3. To develop the professions that will provide leadership for the
nation; and
 4. To advance knowledge through research work and apply new
knowledge for improving the quality of human life and responding
effectively to changing societal needs and conditions.
 III. THE EDUCATIONAL SYSTEMS
CHAPTER 2
Non-Education and Specialized Educational Services
 Section 24. Specialized Educational
Service

 1. "Work Education," or "Practical Arts," as a program of basic education

which aims to develop the right attitudes towards work; and "technical-
vocational education," post-secondary but non-degree programs leading to
one, two, or three year certificates in preparation for a group of middle-level
occupations.
 2. "Special Education," the education of persons who are physically, mentally,
emotionally, socially, or culturally different from the so-called "normal"
individuals that they require modification of school practices/services to
develop them to their maximum capacity; and
 3. "Non-formal Education," any organized school-based educational activities
undertaken by the Ministry of Education, Culture and Sports and other
agencies aimed at attaining specific learning objectives for a particular
clientele, especially the illiterates and the out-of-school youth and adults,
distinct from and outside the regular offerings of the formal school system.
 The objectives of non-formal education are as follows:
 a. To eradicate illiteracy and raise the level of functional literacy
of the population;
 b. To provide unemployed and underemployed youth and adults
with appropriate vocational/technical skills to enable them to
become more productive and effective citizens; and
 c. To develop among the clientele of non-formal education
proper values and attitudes necessary for personal, community
and national development.
 III. THE EDUCATIONAL
SYSTEMS

CHAPTER 3
Establishment of Schools
Section 25. Establishment of Schools

 All schools shall be established in accordance with law

 any private school proposed to be established must

incorporate as an non-stock educational corporation
in accordance with the provisions of the Corporation
Code of the Philippines.
Section 26. Definition of Terms

 1. "Schools" are duly established institutions of

learning or educational institutions.

 2. "Public Schools" are educational institutions

established and administered by the government.

 3. "Private Schools" are educational institutions

maintained and administered by private individuals or
groups.
Section 27. Recognition of Schools

 The educational operations of schools shall be subject

to their prior authorization of the government, and
shall be affected by recognition.
 Section 28. Effects of Recognition;
Punishable Violations

 1. It transforms the temporary permit to a permanent

authority to operate;
 2. It entitled the school or college to give the students
who have completed the course for which recognition
is granted, a certificate, title or diploma; and
 3. It shall entitle the students who have graduated from
said recognized course or courses to all the benefits
and privileges enjoyed by graduates in similar courses
of studies in all schools recognized by the government.
Section 29. Voluntary Accreditation

 The Ministry shall encourage programs of voluntary

accreditation for institution which desire to meet
standards of quality over and above minimum
required for State recognition.
III. THE EDUCATIONAL SYSTEMS

CHAPTER 4
Internal Organization of Schools
Section 30. Organization of Schools

 Each school shall establish such internal organization

as will best enable it to carry out its academic and
administrative functions, subject to limitations
provided by law.
 Section 31. Governing Board

 Every government college or university as a tertiary

institution and every private school shall have a
governing board pursuant to its charter or the
Corporation Code of the Philippines, as the case may
be.
Section 32. Personnel Transactions

 The terms and conditions of employment of

personnel in government schools shall be governed
by the Civil Service, budgetary and compensation
laws and rules.
III. THE EDUCATIONAL SYSTEMS

CHAPTER 5
School Finance and Assistance
Section 33. Declaration of Policy

 the government shall:

 1. Adopt measures to broaden access to education
through financial assistance and other forms of
incentives to schools, teachers, pupils and students; and

 2. Encourage and stimulate private support to education

through, inter alia, fiscal and other assistance measures.
A. FUNDING OF REPUBLIC SCHOOLS
Section 34. National Funds

 Public school shall continue to be funded from

national funds.
 A. FUNDING OF REPUBLIC SCHOOLS
Section 35. Financial Aid Assistance to Public Secondary Schools

 The national government shall extend financial aid

and assistance to public secondary schools
established and maintained by local governments,
including barangay high schools.
 A. FUNDING OF REPUBLIC SCHOOLS
Section 36. Share of Local Government

 Provinces, cities and municipalities and barangays

shall appropriate funds in their annual budgets for the
operation and maintenance of public secondary
schools on the basis of national fund participation.
 A. FUNDING OF REPUBLIC SCHOOLS
Section 37. Special Education Fund

 The proceeds of the Special Education Fund accruing to local

governments shall be used exclusively for the purposes
enumerated in Section 1 of Republic Act No. 5447, and in
accordance with rules and regulations issued by the Ministry of
Education, Culture and Sports and the Ministry of the Budget.
Said proceeds shall be considered a local fund and shall be
subject to Presidential Decrees No. 477, Presidential Decree No.
1375 and other applicable local budget laws and regulations.
 A. FUNDING OF REPUBLIC SCHOOLS
Section 38. Tuition and other School Fees

 Secondary and post-secondary schools may charge

tuition and other school fees, in order to improve
facilities or to accommodate more students.
 A. FUNDING OF REPUBLIC SCHOOLS
Section 39. Income from other Sources

 Government-supported educational institution may

receive grants, legacies, donations and gifts for
purposes allowed by existing laws.
 B. FUNDING OF PRIVATE SCHOOLS
Section 40. Funding of Private Schools

 Private schools may be funded from their capital

investment or equity contributions, tuition fees and
other school charges, grants, loans, subsidies, passive
investment income and income from other sources.
B. FUNDING OF PRIVATE SCHOOLS
Section 41. Government Assistance

 The government may provide aid to the programs of

private schools in the form of grants or scholarships,
or loans from government financial institutions:
Provided, That such programs meet certain defined
educational requirements and standards and
contribute to the attainment of national development
goals.
B. FUNDING OF PRIVATE SCHOOLS
Section 42. Tuition and Other Fees

 Each private school shall determine its rate of tuition

and other school fees or charges. The rates and
charges adopted by schools pursuant to this provision
shall be collectible, and their application or use
authorized, subject to rules and regulations
promulgated by the Ministry of Education, Culture
and Sports.
 B. FUNDING OF PRIVATE SCHOOLS
Section 43. Income from Other Sources

 Any private school duly recognized by the government,

may receive any grant and legacy, donation, gift, bequest
or devise from any individual, institution, corporation,
foundation, trust of philanthropic organization, or research
institution or organization as may be authorized by law.
 Furthermore, private schools are authorized to engage in
any auxiliary enterprise to generate income primarily to
finance their educational operations and/or to reduce the
need to increase students' fees.
B. FUNDING OF PRIVATE SCHOOLS
Section 44. Institutional Funds

 The proceeds from tuition fees and other school

charges, as well as other income of schools, shall be
treated as institutional funds.
 C. INCENTIVES TO EDUCATION
Section 45. Declaration of Policy

 provide an incentive program to encourage the

participation of the community in the development of
the educational sector.
 C. INCENTIVES TO EDUCATION
Section 46. Relating to School Property

 Real property, such as lands, buildings and other

improvements thereon used actually, directly and
exclusively for educational purposes shall be subject
to the real property tax based on an assessment of
fifteen per cent of the market value of such property:
 C. INCENTIVES TO EDUCATION
Section 47. Relating to Gifts or Donations to
Schools

 All gifts or donation in favor of any school, college or

university recognized by the Government shall not be
subject to tax
 C. INCENTIVES TO EDUCATION
Section 48. Relating to Earnings from Established Scholarship Funds

 earnings are actually used to fund additional

scholarship grants to financially deserving students
shall be exempt from tax until the scholarship fund is
fully liquidated, when the outstanding balance
thereof shall be subject to tax.
 C. INCENTIVES TO EDUCATION
Section 49. School Dispersal Program
 All gains realized from the sale, disposition or transfer of
property, real or personal, of any duly established private
school, college or university, in pursuance of a school dispersal
program of the government or of the educational institution as
approved by the government, shall be considered exempt from
tax if the total proceeds of the sale are reinvested in a new or
existing duly established school, college, or university located in
the dispersal site, within one (1) year from the date of such sale,
transfer or disposition; otherwise, all taxes due on the gains
realized from the transaction shall immediately become due
and payable.
 C. INCENTIVES TO EDUCATION
Section 50. Conversion to Educational
Foundations

 An educational institution may convert itself into a

non-stock, non-profit educational foundation, in
accordance with the implementing rules to be issued
jointly by the Ministry of Education, Culture and
Sports and the Ministry of Finance.
 D. ASSISTANCE TO STUDENTS
Section 51.Government Assistance to Students

 The government shall provide financial assistance to

financially disadvantaged and deserving students.
 D. ASSISTANCE TO STUDENTS
Section 52. Grant of Scholarship Pursuant to Existing
Laws

 Educational institutions shall be encouraged to grant

scholarships to students pursuant to the provisions of
existing laws and such scholarship measures as may
hereafter be provided for by law.
 D. ASSISTANCE TO STUDENTS
Section 53. Assistance from the Private Sector

 The private sector, especially educational institutions,

business and industry, shall be encouraged to grant
financial assistance to students, especially those
undertaking research in the fields of science and
technology or in such projects as may be necessary
within the context of national development.
 IV. THE MINISTRY OF
EDUCATION, CULTURE AND
SPORTS
 CHAPTER 1
GENERAL PROVISIONS
Section 54. Declaration of Policy

 The administration of the education system and,

pursuant to the provisions of the Constitution, the
supervision and regulation of educational institutions
are hereby vested in the Ministry of Education,
Culture and Sports, without prejudice to the
provisions of the charter of any state college and
university.
 Section 55. Organization

 The Ministry shall be headed by the Minister of

Education, Culture and Sports who shall be assisted
by one or more Deputy Ministers.
 Section 56

 The National Board of Education is hereby abolished,

and its appropriations, personnel, records, and
equipment are hereby transferred to the Office of the
Minister of Education, Culture and Sports.
 Section 57. Functions and Powers of the
Ministry
 The Ministry shall:
 1. Formulate general education objectives and policies, and adopt long-range
educational plans;
 2. Plan, develop and implement programs and projects in education and culture;
 3. Promulgate rules and regulations necessary for the administration,
supervision and regulation of the educational system in accordance with
declared policy;
 4. Set up general objectives for the school system;
 5. Coordinate the activities and functions of the school system and the various
cultural agencies under it;
 6. Coordinate and work with agencies concerned with the educational and
cultural development of the national cultural communities; and
 7. Recommend and study legislation proposed for adoption.
Section 58. Report to the Batasang
Pambansa

 The Minister of Education, Culture and Sports shall

make an annual report to the Batasang Pambansa
with comments and appropriate recommendations
thirty (30) days before the opening of its regular
session.
IV. THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION, CULTURE AND SPORTS

CHAPTER 2
BOARD OF HIGHER EDUCATION
Section 59. Declaration of Policy

 provide a complete set of program offerings that

meet both national and regional development needs.
Section 60. Organization of the Board of
Higher Education

 The Board of Higher Education is reconstituted as an

advisory body to the Minister of Education, Culture
and Sports.
 Section 61. Function of the Board of
Higher Education

 The Board shall:

 1. Make policy recommendations regarding the planning and
management of the integrated system of higher education and
the continuing evaluation thereof.
 2. Recommend to the Minister of Education, Culture and Sports
steps to improve the governance of the various components of
the higher education system at national and regional levels.
 3. Assist the Minister of Education, Culture and Sports in making
recommendation relatives to the generation of resources and
their allocation for higher education.
IV. THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION, CULTURE AND SPORTS

CHAPTER 3
THE BUREAUS
 Section 62. Bureau of Elementary
Education

 The Bureau shall perform the following functions:

 1. Conduct studies and formulate, develop, and evaluate
programs and educational standards for elementary education;
 2. Undertake studies necessary for the preparation of
prototype curricular designs, instructional materials, and
teacher training programs for elementary education; and
 3. Formulate guidelines to improve elementary school physical
plants and equipment, and general management of these
schools.
 Section 63. Bureau of Secondary
Education

 The Bureau shall perform the following functions:

 1. Conduct studies and formulate, develop and evaluate
programs and educational standards for secondary education;
 2. Develop curricular designs, prepare instructional materials,
and prepare and evaluate programs to update the quality of the
teaching and non-teaching staff at the secondary level;
 3. Formulate guidelines to improve the secondary school
physical plants and equipment, and general management of
these schools.
 Section 64. Bureau of Technical and
Vocational Education

 The Bureau shall perform the following:

 1. Collaborate with other agencies in the formulation of
manpower plans;
 2. Conduct studies, formulate, develop and evaluate post-
secondary vocational-technical programs and recommend
educational standards for these programs;
 3. Develop curricular designs and prepare instructional
materials, prepare and evaluate programs to upgrade the
quality of teaching and non-teaching staff, and formulate
guidelines to improve the physical plant and equipment of post-
secondary vocational-technical schools.
 Section 65. Bureau of Higher Education

 The Bureau of higher Education shall perform the following

functions:
 1. Develop, formulate and evaluate programs, projects and
educational standards for a higher education;
 2. Provide staff assistance to the Board of Higher Education in
its policy formulation and advisory functions;
 3. Provide technical assistance to encourage institutional
development programs and projects;
 4. Compile, analyze and evaluate data on higher education; and
 5. Perform other functions provided for by law.
 Section 66. Bureau of Continuing
Education

 the Bureau shall provide learning programs or activities that shall:

 1. Serve as a means of meeting the learning needs of those
unable to avail themselves of the educational services and
programs of formal education;
 2. Provide opportunities for the acquisition of skills necessary to
enhance and ensure continuing employability, efficiency,
productivity, and competitiveness in the labor market;
 3. Serve as a means for expanding access to educational
opportunities to citizens of varied interests, demographic
characteristics and socio-economic origins or status.
IV. THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION, CULTURE AND SPORTS

CHAPTER 4
REGIONAL OFFICES
 Section 67. Functions

 A regional office shall:

 1. Formulate the regional plan of education based on the
national plan of the Ministry taking into account the specific
needs and special traditions of the region;
 2. Implement education laws, policies, plans, programs, rules
and regulations of the Ministry or agency in the regional area;
 3. Provide economical, efficient and effective education services
to the people in the area.
 V. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

CHAPTER 1
PENAL ADMINISTRATIVE SANCTIONS
 Section 68. Penalty Clause

 Any person upon conviction for an act in violation of Section

28, Chapter 3, Title III above, shall be punished with a fine of
not less than two thousand pesos (P2,000.00) nor more than
ten thousand pesos (P10,000.00) or imprisonment for a
maximum period of two (2) years, or both, in the discretion of
the court.
 If the act is committed by a school corporation, the school
head together with the person or persons responsible for the
offense or violation shall be equally liable.
 Section 69. Administrative Sanction

 The Minister of Education, Culture and Sports may prescribe and impose
such administrative sanction
 1. Mismanagement of school operations;
 2. Gross inefficiency of the teaching or non-teaching personnel;
 3. Fraud or deceit committed in connection with the application for
Ministry permit or recognition;
 4. Failure to comply with conditions or obligations prescribed by this
Code or its implementing rules and regulations; and
 5. Unauthorized operation of a school or course, or any component
thereof, or any violation of the requirement governing advertisements or
announcements of educational institutions.
 Sanctions against the schools shall be without prejudice to the interest of
the students, teachers and employees.
V. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

CHAPTER 2
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS
 Section 70. Rule-making Authority

 The Minister Education, Culture and Sports charged with the

administration and enforcement of this Act, shall promulgate
the necessary implementing rules and regulations.
Section 71. Separability Provision

 Any part or provision of this Act which may held

invalid or unconstitutional shall not affect its
remaining parts of provisions.
 Section 72. Repealing Clause

 All laws or parts thereof inconsistent with any

provision of this Act shall be deemed repealed or
modified, as the case may be.
 Section 73. Effectivity

 This Act shall take effect upon its approval.

 Approved, September 11, 1982.